Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Ernest Whitfield

died August 16, 2012 · South Florida Reception Center, Florida

Ernest Whitfield died on August 16, 2012, while held at South Florida Reception Center, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections listed the manner of death as accident in its mortality records. The available source gives no cause of death and no other details about what happened.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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